Ukrainian brook lamprey
| Ukrainian brook lamprey | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Cephalaspidomorphi |
| Order: | Petromyzontiformes |
| Family: | Petromyzontidae |
| Genus: | Eudontomyzon |
| Species: | E. mariae |
| Binomial name | |
| Eudontomyzon mariae (Berg, 1931) | |
The Ukrainian brook lamprey (Eudontomyzon mariae) is a species of lamprey in the Petromyzontidae family. It is found in brackish and freshwater areas in Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Georgia, Hungary, Macedonia, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia, Turkey, and Ukraine. It Invaded the basin of the Volga River in 2001.[2]
Biology
The Ukrainian brook lamprey reaches a maximum length of 22 cm. It inhabits the mountain and foothill bodies of water containing clear water with strong currents. It is a non-parasitic lamprey. They are preyed on by chub and other species during spawning, which takes place on gravel and sand substrates.
References
- ↑ Eudontomyzon mariae. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
- ↑ Лёвин Б. А. 2001. Находка украинской миноги Eudontomyzon mariae (Petromyzontidae) в Волжском бассейне. Вопросы ихтиологии. Т. 41. Вып. 6. С.849-850.
Sources
- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1996. Eudontomyzon mariae. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 9 February 2015.
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